silver vase
Aechmea fasciata, commonly called urn plant or silver vase plant. In its native habitat, it will grow in the ground or in trees without taking any nourishment from the tree. This is a stemless plant that typically grows 1-3' tall in a basal rosette of stiff, arching, broad, strap-shaped, elliptic-oval, silvery-green leaves which resemble an urn. Leaf margins have black spines.
- full sun
- low
- moderately
| Soil | Potting Mix | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Aechmea Fatsiata | |
| Growth Cycle | Evergreen | |
| Habit Type | Shrub | |
| Flower Color | Gray, Green, Pink | |
| Aroma | Scented | |
| Growth Rate | Slow | |
| Habitat | Brazil, Central and South America |
Brazilian Peppertree
A small tree with scented leaf, red berries. The fruit is very attractive red and sometime used in a pepper mixes as a cheap substitute for the real pepper. The compound leaves are an attractive, medium to dark green.
EGP3,650.00
EGP3,650.00
Areca Palm
This plant has beautiful clusters of erect, slender, cane-like stalks with feathery, yellow-green fronds.
From EGP220.00
From EGP220.00
Australian Cabbage Palm
A tall palm with bold fan-shaped leaves and a straight solitary trunk. The large, glossy green, evergreen fronds are divided into up to 70 long, dangling, lance-shaped segments, that radiate like the spokes of an umbrella. Thirty-five to sixty fronds are borne atop the trunk on long ascending, horizontal, or drooping stalks (""petioles""), forming a dense, spherical crown.
EGP250.00
EGP250.00
Little Leaf Boxwood
Boxwood has traditional landscape use, just think of old English or French gardens. It has a small evergreen ovate leaves where the venation does show at all. The leaves are about 1cm. The flowers are born in the leaf axis but unnoticeable for the eye.
From EGP195.00
From EGP195.00
Bougainvillea
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From EGP220.00
From EGP220.00
African Milk Tree
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From EGP110.00
From EGP110.00